There are currently 4 multi-families for sale in East Boston. East Boston is one of Boston’s fastest-gentrifying waterfront neighborhoods, dense with two- and three-family homes, served by the Blue Line, three stops from downtown. For investors it’s an appreciation-led market with strong rents. East Boston rents are among the city’s highest, so it’s prized more for appreciation than headline cap rate. Each listing below shows our Signal Score and an estimated cap rate.
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Listings here are curated by Justin Rollo of Signal Real Estate, an investor-friendly agent who works this market every day. East Boston is one of the Greater Boston markets Signal Real Estate watches most closely for multi-family opportunities — reach out if you want to move on something before it’s widely listed.
East Boston is one of Boston’s fastest-gentrifying waterfront neighborhoods, dense with two- and three-family homes. For investors it’s an appreciation-led market with strong rents. East Boston rents are among the city’s highest, so it’s prized more for appreciation than headline cap rate.
Greater Boston multi-families generally run a 4–5.5% cap, with value-add pockets reaching 6%+. East Boston rents are among the city’s highest, so it’s prized more for appreciation than headline cap rate. Each listing above shows an estimated cap rate based on area rents — directional, not an appraisal.
Often yes — FHA allows 3.5% down on owner-occupied 1–4 units (note the self-sufficiency test on 3–4 units), and conventional now allows 5% down on 2–4 units. Justin Rollo of Signal Real Estate can run your numbers.
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Justin Rollo is a Broker Associate with Signal Real Estate (MA Lic. #9534264) and a lifelong Massachusetts resident. Over 14 years and hundreds of transactions, he has worked investment properties — multi-families and house-hacking — across Greater Boston full-time. Away from real estate, Justin is a proud dad, youth coach and local school-committee member — and a former professional poker player who still loves golf and following local sports.